Early-Career Award Interview Panel
This panel interviews candidates shortlisted for Wellcome Early-Career Awards.
Members are listed below. Additional experts will join the panel as necessary.
Members
Professor Ewan Pearson (co-Chair)
University of Dundee
Professor Caroline Relton (co-Chair)
University of Bristol
Professor Sarah Walmsley (co-Chair)
University of Edinburgh
Dr Angela Woods (co-Chair)
Durham University
Professor Gordon Awandare
University of Ghana, Ghana
Dr Calum Bain
University of Edinburgh
Dr Alexandra Bamji
University of Leeds
Dr Carlo Caduff
King's College London
Dr Atlanta Cook
University of Edinburgh
Dr Maren Engelhardt
Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
Professor Rashida Ferrand
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Professor Nick Gilbert
University of Edinburgh
Dr Diane Gray
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Professor Fiona Gribble
University of Cambridge
Professor Vanessa Grotti
European University Institute
Dr Katie Hampson
University of Glasgow
Dr Pia Hardelid
University College London
Professor Sarah Hawkes
University College London
Dr Shane Herbert
University of Manchester
Professor Clare Jolly
University College London
Dr Sharon Kaur
University of Malaya, Malaysia
Dr Laura Kelly
University of Strathclyde
Professor Zoe Kourtzi
University of Cambridge
Professor Catherine Molyneux
University of Oxford
Professor Serge Mostowy
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Professor Andrew Prendergast
Queen Mary University of London
Professor Elena Seiradake
University of Oxford
Professor Dora Vargha
University of Exeter
Professor Helen Weiss
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Dr Ros Williams
University of Sheffield
Professor David Withers
University of Birmingham
Dr Elton Zeqiraj
University of Leeds
Professor Kirsten Donald
University of Cape Town, South Africca
Dr Thushan De Silva
University of Sheffield
Dr Armin Lak
University of Oxford
Professor Rickie Patani
Francis Crick Institute
Dr Georgia Perona-Wright
University of Glasgow
Dr Sukhvir Wright
Aston University
Dr Rebecca Lacey
University College London
Professor Henrik Salje
Cambridge University
Professor Gary Mirams
University of Nottingham
Dr Binyam Mogessie
Yale University, US
Professor Eleftheria Zeggini
Technical University of Munich, Germany
Dr Paul Huang
The Institute of Cancer Research
Professor Leanne Hodson
University of Oxford
Professor Susannah Dunachie
University of Oxford
Dr Emily Gwyer Findlay
University of Southampton
Managers
Sharon James
Funding Manager
Wellcome Trust
Katherine McCurrie
Team Manager, Funding Management
Wellcome Trust
Anna Myat
Funding Manager
Wellcome Trust
Helena Wells
Funding Manager
Wellcome Trust
We expect members to comply with our Conflict of Interest Policy [PDF 137KB].